The Proper Use of See, Saw, and Seen

The Proper Use of See, Saw, and Seen

Present Tense: see --

(the action is happening NOW in the present)

Everyday I see my neighbor, and everyday he sees me. "I see something lying on the road up ahead."

Past Tense: saw -(the action is over)

Yesterday I saw my neighbor mowing his lawn. Last year, I saw the Super Bowl in person.

Past Participle: seen --

(used with have, has, is, was, will be, had been, etc.)

In the past, I have seen two rainbows in the sky at once.

Before we had seen ten minutes of the movie, the projector broke.

In this film, Tom Hanks is seen as a mad scientist who invents a formula for invisibility.

Never ever say or write "I seen."

Say, "I HAVE seen" or "I HAD seen."

Remember: The word seen must never follow directly after the words I, he, she, we, they, Bob, Mary (any person's name).

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